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FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 18. 1879
Local
PEED. DOUGLAS IN STAUNTON
IIIS RECEPTION—THE LECTURE ATTEND
ED BY MANY PROMINENT WHITE CITI
ZENS AND LADIES—SKETCH OF IT.
&C., &C-, &C.
It having been understood for some
weeks that the famous Fred Douglas,
who is, with the exception perhaps of
Prof. Langston, the ablest colored mao in
the United States, would be here to lecture
on Tuesday night in aid of the “juDilee”
now being held at the Augusta Street
colored Methodist church, a good deal of
curiosity had been aroused to see and hear
him. The desire to see was chiefly felt by
the colored people, but the desire to hear
was equally shared by the whites. At
& o’clock the crowd of blacks at the Val
ley R. R. depot saw’ him descend from the
cars with Rev. Mr. Perkins, a colored
minister of Maryland, They took a car
riage and were driven to the Virginia Ho
tel, the leading hotel of the city, where
they registered and were assigned to rooms.
After tea, taken in the general dining
room, the lecturer, w’ho had received calls
from several of the prominent white citi
zens of Staunton, repaired to the church.
Mr. Douglass is now over sixty years of
age, his complexion being what is known
as saddle color, and though over six feet
in height and of large stature he begins
to show the stoop of advancing years. His
hair is the regulation wool but white as
snow and flows wide over his shoulders.
He was dressed in a black broad cloth suit
and wore a light colored felt hat. He is a
man of great information procured |by in.
cessant reading, of strong common sense,
of gentlemanly bearing and of kindly heart.
mi_nnmail nnoaoccinn was pvirlpnPPfJ
but a few months ago when bearing that
his former owner in Maryland was in de
clining health, he went a long journey to
see him for the last time. The former re
lation of owner and slave had changed to
that of Arm triends and his Anal interview
with his former master is said to have
been deeply affecting. His interest in the
welfare of his race since emancipation, has
been unceasing butdiffered from the politi
cian’s in that his efforts have been chiefly
directed to the improvement of their con
dition and teaching them the value of up
right manhood, though he has not been
able to separate himself altogether from
the excitement of campaigns and now and
then is as excited and unjust in his views
as the veriest politician. He is not a pol
itician however, nor an office seeker and
his present place as IT. S. Marshal of the
District of Columbia, is, we believe, the
first he ever held under government, ex
cept that on one occasion he acted as Com
missioner to Hayti. He is an agreeable
speaker and admirably adapts his argu
ment to a mixed audience such as he lec
tured to Tuesday night. The audience was
fully one half white and included many of
cur prominent citizens and a large numbei
of ladies. The City Council, Tuesday
evening, that being the regular meeting
night paid Mr. Douglas the compli
ment of adjourning to attend his lecture.
His style as a lecturer is extremely enter
itaining and quite frank. He said some of
tthe plainest things to both the blacks aad
whites as to their duties. To the former
be remarked, “Wemust quit our old tricks
and be upright and honest men,”
aL'd then he told the story of the
• colored preacher who being invited
by a p lantation owner to say something in
his sernaon about the sin of chicken steal
ing objected on the ground that it would
“throw a dampness over the meeting.” To
the whites ihe said-“Its no use of your
talking about our going away from you.
We are not going. We were raised up
with you and we like you and we are going
rto stav right here and grow up with you.
You talk aiout our .dying out like Indians.
Why, we are not like the Indians ! Give
the Indian a blanket at'd a gun and some
leathers and he is satisfied, Dut where can
wou find a darkey that don’t want a beave
and a coat cut in the latest style”’ He
advised colored men to learn and work
and go to congress like he intended to do
(laughter). “You needn’t laugh” said the
speaker, “If I can stand congress I reckon
congress can stand me.” In urging the
blacks to discard their old habits he said,
“you must baptize frequently” and then
with a quizzical look he added “you know
use water, use it frequently.” His sallies
of humor we re received with hearty laugh
ter by both colors in his audience. In in
troducing Mr. Douglas, his companion
the Rev. Mi. Per kins said it was through
his efforts the speaker had been induced
to visit Staunton but he found froin the
large crowd of colored people at the depot
compared with the number present in the
church, the chief anxiety had been to see
him. We give below a sketch of Mr. D s
lecture on
SELF-MADE 31EIT.
At me;rib me laige aumouw, ~^ --
being white, assembled in the colored
M. E. Church to hear the Hon. Fred.
Douglas deliver a discourse on “Self-made
men ” The evening was opened by the
singing of the “Little church in the
wood,” by the Jubilee Singers, and
“Prayer,” by Madam Dunn, of Baltimore,
both of’ which were very creditable per
formances. The Rev. Mr. Perkins, of
Maryland, after a few very sensible
remarks as to the colored people living on
good terms with the whites, introduced
HON. FRED. DOUGLAS,
who delivered au address of over two hours
duration, full of wholesome advice to
ioth white and black. Mr. Douglas is a
,ner suasive and eloquent speaker, and dur
£« i he entire length of his speech there
•was u.ot a symptom of impatience among
ibis audience. He was formerly the slave
\Df Capt. Hart, of Baltimore, and the way
ibe learned to read, write and cipher is a
marvellous example of patience and per
severance. One day. when a young boy,
Ihe heard his mistress reading some pas
sages from Job. and begged her to teach
'him to read. Tins she kindly consented
to do, but before he bad acquired the art
ber husband heard of it, and forbade her
to proceed further. The injunction was
obeyed, and Douglas had to resort to other
means. He bribed boys he met going
to and from school to teach him from
their school books, by giving them cakes,
with which his kind mistress kept him
abundantly supplied, and by that means
learned to read with considerable «se.
c; ,0 a after he was sent to work in a Ship
yard and learned the art of writing L»J
watching the carpenters write upon the
different, nieces of timber the position they
were to occupy ® the ship, and by Begging
the filled up copy-books from the school
hoys and writing between the hues He
also acquired some knowledge of figures
hy the boys showing 4® how to
WORK SUMS ON J'HC FENCES.
Having the good fortune one 4ay to find
ihalf a dollar he invested it m the pjtichasf
of a second-hand copy of the “Columbia*
Orator,” and there read the speeches o
Fox, Sheridan, Burke and other grea'
orators, but with particular interest ai
oration against slavery, which in no smal
degree induced him to escape. The stor;
of his subsequent escape, flight to Europe
and gradual advances by which he becami
the representative colored man of Americ;
is too well known to bear repetition.
short time ago he paid a visit to his for
mer master, who is now 84 years of age
and was received with great cordiality.
Mr. Douglas said in opening his address
that he laid no claim to the learning am
eloquence which was generally imputed t(
him. He would speak of self-made men
a subject that was somewhat threadbare
but, nevertheless, one on which muct
might be said and much learned, for it was
one that told of great things achieved
against apparently insurmountable ob
stacles. Whatever else may satiate us
we have in our own nature a curiosity that
is never satisfied, an interest that is nevei
exhausted. All men who arrive at emi
nence are, of course, self-made men to n
certain extent, but what he meant by ths
term was those men who, in spite of ad
verse circumstances had risen in the
world; that class of men who, to use a
figurative phrase, had “paddled their own
canoe.” Such men must and ever will
be, no matter of what race, honored and
respected by their fellow men. In the
race of life the cottage often proves su
perior to the palace. The most celebrated
press in the United States was founded by
a boy who came down almost penniless
to New York from the mountains of New
Hampshire. How is the rise of such men
to be accounted for? Much can be said
in regard to superior mental endowments
as an explanation of the success of such
men, but more can be said in favor of the
iron will, indomitable patience and per
severance, for the shores of life are strewn
with the shipwrecked hopes of those most
brilliantly endowed by nature. By th<
talents we all have, great or small, man}
or few, we can make life satisfactory ti
ourselves and useful to all around us.
From the humblest paths of life have comt
from time to time the watch-towers and
beacon-lights of the world. The greatest
light that ever dawned on this world was
cradled in the manger of Bethlehem.
Many think chance has a good deal to do
with a man’s success in life, but what
avails it if he has the most brilliant' op
portunities if he has not the eye to dis
cern them or the courage and decision to
grasp them. It behooves a man to make
the best use of this world, and if he does
that he is likely to make the same of the
future world that may be in s ore for him
for both come from the same Almightj
hand. Some people have an idea that the
Lord will do something to help them for
ward, without any effort on their own
part. It is a mistake: a man must rely
upon himself. It is always found that the
lazy man is the unlucky man. If you find
a man who has been more successful in
the battle of life than you have you. may
depend upon it he has labored more f ith
fully than you have, tor there is nothing
great or good in this world that has not
the price of labor on it.
THE COLORED PREACHER
used to pray for knowledge, but did not
study, and those who prayed loudest seem
ed to get least. Colored preachers now-a
days are better educated, and when they
are not they soon lose their grip. Time
was when lungs told, now sense is re
quired. They used to ask the Lord for
sense, now they work for it. He, the
speaker, prayed for three years for his
freedom. He used to go down in the cel
lar and pray, but received no answer to his
prayers until he began to pray with his
legs, and then you might see the dust
fly behind him [laughter], but he would
not have it inferred that he did not think
prayer a good and proper thing.
The speaker was not in favor of thf
Colored movement from
THE SOUTH.
A negro is very much out of place in a
snow-pile. He had better keep away from
sno vv and ice. There is something won
derfully refrigerating in the complexion oi
a negro. They consume heat more rapidly
than any people on the earth [Laughter]
They had better stay at home and work,
What he asked for the negro was fair play,
and let him alone. Don’t do anything
with us. Your “doing” with us has play
ed the mischief already. If he works ir
the shops, let him alone; don’t molesl
him on account of his color. If he is go
ing to school, let him go. If he is goinf
to congress, as I am going, let him go
If a negro can stand congress, congress
can surely stand him [Laughter]. Then
is something in life besides industry re
quisite to success—it is industry properl}
applied. Some spend their lives like Padd}
did his powder—aiming at nothing anc
hitting it all the time. The colored peoph
should imitate the industry of the whites
Walking out one day he noticed a whitf
lady sitting at a window readi ng, a few
steps further on a colored woman was lean
ing out of a window eating an apple. W<
must imitate the Caucasian race and cop
their cultivation. We must build up i
manhood that is respectable. I have giver
so much advice that I am afraid you wil
not be glad to see me again soon. I hat
no expectation of seeing so many whih
people here, and would rather advise thi
colored people when they are to them
selves, but the Constitution has abolishet
color, and we are all white now (laughter]
It used to be
AN IDEA YEARS AGO
that a colored man was meapauip or rut
study of mathematics. But the reyersi
has bsau pioved. Benjamin Bannaker, 0!
Ellecott Mills, was a black man, and i
great astronomer as well.- Thomas Jeffer
son acknowledged bis ability. It used to
be an idea in the North. too,, that a colorei
man was incapable ol culture. VV.hen th
speaker told his own story in the Sort
people wo;j.ld not.believe he was a slave
but some extraordinary negro who hai
been pushed forward for the purpose o
arousing sympathy. The negroes are to
much ®f pleasure seekers. If the negr
will work as faithfully for himself ashedf
for his master bis supcss is certain, Som
think that the negro can never be reallj
free as long as he stays upon the sod wher
he was once a slave. It is a mistake. I
New York the speaker remembers th
time, when on board the steamers, he wa
driven from the cabin, among eattli
horses and swine, on a cold night. Bu
tfc-rjgs are changed now.
yOKTY YEAES AGO
in Massachusetts a colored man would b
driven out of a ear, A colored man wa
pot allowed then in a iyceugi, since tba
tiors the the speaker had frequently earne
a night for speaking in one. 4u
u';w Louisiana and other Souther
Spates the same civilizing influence is a
work In this place there were goo(
schools for colored people. Amon
the warmest hands that had grasped fti
here was one that had besP raised agains
the government, but Qdb first s never
theieas entitled to respect. In the time
of slavery it was not safe to edneat# .
negro, but now, in his altered condition j
: is a benefit to the country for him to be
, educated. Let the colored man in the
l South behave like a gentleman—keep him
[ self clean and respectable, and he need
■ fear no ill treatment.
, Mr. Douglas left at the conclusion of
his lecture on the night train for Wash
ington. The sum of $300 was realized
from his lecture, he charging the church
nothing but his traveling expenses. He
would have been a guest of Mr. Thomas
Campbell, but for illness in that gentle
man’s family. Mrs. Anna Dunn, colored,
whose singing has been so much praised,
is the assistant organist at the John Wes
ley church, in .Baltimore, of which Rev.
Robt. Steele, formerly of Staunton, is pas
tor. A sketch of the church, with Mr.
Douglas lecturing, was made by Mr. A.
Y. Lee, for the pictorial papers.
Personal
Rev. D. 13. Ewing, D. D., former pastor
of Hebron church in Augusta, has accep
ted the position of Principal of the Lewis
burg, W. Va., Female College, to oom
mence his duties with the session which
begins next fall. This is the position held
by Mrs. C. H. Tipping, formerly of Staun
ton, and vacated by her resignation.
The Montgomery Co , “Messenger” an
nounces the departure from that county
for Staunton of Mr. Hugh Preston, who
proposed to make the hundred and fifteen
miles on horse beck.
Mr. Thomas H. Glendy, a well known
citizen of Lewisburg, W. Va., has made
bis home in Augusta.
A correspondent of the Richmond
•‘Christian Advocate” giving an account
of the various districts under the new ap
pointments says : ‘‘Rev. Dr. Martin, of
the Rockingham District, is at work. This
you will say, is an altogether unnecessary
item, for who ever knew him to be unem
ployed? True. He has always before
him, I must work the works of Him that
sent me while it is day; the night cometli
when no man can work.”
Capt. Wm. A. Mccue ana ranmy oi
Staunton leave this week for their new
residence at the mineral spring near Wey
er’s Cave Depot, on (he Valley Railroad.
A picked nine for base b 11 has been
formed at Harrisonburg, amo'ig which we
see the names of Wm. B. McChesnej,
Chas. P. McQuaide and Lenwood Hamil
ton, formerly of Staunton.
Hon. Wm. Milnes has returned home
ana brings encoui aging reports regarding
the completion of botu the Sh nando&h
Valley R. R. and the Potomac & Ohio
Narrow Gauge R. R.
The students of the University of Vir
ginia had their Athletic Games at the Bel
mont stock farm this week. Among the
contestants on the programme for throw
ing base ball is the name of Percy Echols,
of Staunton.
Mr. C. A. Richardson, the former popu
lar business man and artist of Staunton,
is reading law with his brother-in-law,
Gen. Jno. E. Roller, at Harrisonburg.
Gen. Jno. Eci.ols andjjHon.B Marshall
Hanger have arrived at home from the
winter's legislation at Richmond.
Judge Harris lias appointed J. Massie
Smith, of Albemarle, clerK of the Com
mittee on Revis.on of Laws, of which be
is chairman.
The Richmond papers announce tha t
Mr. M. Stuart Turner, the organist and
composer, for.; erly of Staunton, has just
composed a bea1 tiful waltz, which will be
published shortly, called “Meditative
Waltz.”
A Mobile, Ala., correspondent of the
New York “Music Trade Review” an
nounces a classical concert to come off,
at which Max Brownold, late of Staunton,
is to preside at the i iano, and adds that
“His repertoire consists of the very cream
of artistic and classical music.”
Miss Annie Hounihan, a member of St.
Francis Church, Staunton, has received
the compliment of being nominated as a
candidate for a gold watch, now being
voted for at the Catholic church at Key
ser, W. Va. The nomination was made
on motion of Rev. Father Fitzsimmons,
formerly located at St.'Francis church,
and now pastor of the Keyser congrega
tion.
Miss Agnes Herndon, a Virginian who
has made a success ou the stage will short
ly appear in Staunton.
Judge Smith appointed Mess’s. Staples,
Cooke and Shott for the 1st ward and
Messrs. Burke, Glenn and Trout for the
2nd ward as judges of election.
Mr. C. J. Grifliths, the agent for that
admirable woik, “The Southern Review”
is in the city.
Mr Harman Lushbaugh, who has been
quite ill of pneumonia, is, we are glad to
learn, convalescent.
Ftof. Job Turner lectured in the Episco
pal church at Charleston, Kanawha,
Wednesday night.
The ' Staunton Female Seminary.
—We are glad to see a card from Rev. J.
■ I. Miller, Principal of the Staunton Fe
i male Seminary, saying that he has recon
sidered his removal from that institution,
. and will remain there as its head,
i The Tindicator’s statement of the
l matter, however, was not incorrect,
1 but, on the contrary, strictly eor
) rect: the statement being that Mr.
. Miller “had announced his intention
. of retiring from that institution,” and the
i ground for that statement being the fol
lowing card, which appeared in the “Lu
theran Observer” some weeks ago:
Principal Wanted at Staunton Female
Seminary.—Owing to the delicate health
of Mrs. Miller, I propose to retire from the
> Seminary and assume again the active
ministry. To a person with some capital
and the" requisite qualifications the posi
1 tion of Pr.ncipal of Staunton Female
' Seminary is a most desirable one. [Then
) follows a just and accurate description of
1 the advantages of Staunton as a place for
, female education.]
' Persons desiring information will please
1 address the undersigned.
, J. I. Miller,
1 Principal S. F. S.,
Staunton, Va.
As much of the value of a newspaper
j consists in its accuracy, and as the publi
j cation of the withdrawal of the well
„ known head of an educational institution
without proper ground for the statement,
a would be inexcusable carelessness, we
“ make this explanation.
s The First Hop After Lent.—The
, young gentlemen gave a hop at Grange
t Hall Wednesday night in compliment tc
the young ladies who are enjoying the
Easter holiday. There were sixteen cou
e pies present:—Mr. Alex. Miller and Miss
s Agnes Harman, Mr. John Ker and Mist
t B. Mnrdoc; Mr. Wm. Kinney and Miss
1 Bessie Bryan; Mr. Waldo Allen and Miss
J Helen Canby; Mr. M. McCue and Mist
i Rosa Du^e; Mr. Ed. Echols and Miss Alice
t Reid; Mr, Henderson Bell and Miss Loyal:
l Mr. J. Taylor and Miss Annie Bell; Mr,
; Ed. Taylor and Miss Ruth Tuck; Mr. il!
“ Cushing and Miss Hettie Foster; Mr. L,
t Haile and Miss Phillips; Mr. M. Ackerman
- and Miss i£a4<Jpx; Mr. B. Woodward and
s Miss Mag McUhesu<.y» Mr. G. D. Euritt
i and Miss Hannah Boyle, and Mr. M. Mad
t ¥iss Bessie Rinckard,
Easter at the Churches
The Lutheran, Catholic and Episcopal
churches were filled on Easter Sunday,
there being services at these churches es
pecially appropriate to the day. In all
three also the singing was expected to be
universally fine, and those who went to
hear it were not disappointed.
At the Lutheran church, of which Rev.
J. B. Haskell, is pastor, the decorations
were novel and of great beauty. From
eveiy point of the church ran heavy fes
toons of evergreens secured to a ring- in
the ceiling and pendant from, the centre
attached to a cord of evergreen was a bas
ket of flowers. The festoons, the basket,
the evergreen wreaths, anchors, harps and
crosses on the wall, the festoons of the
chancel rails, and indeed wherever ever
green appeared it v.as veiled with grey
moss gotten from the swamps of South
Carolina. This moss, much of it several
feet in length, added great beauty to the
scene. • At the portal of the church stood
a large cross on a little hillock of natural
rocks and into the holes pierced in the
frame were inserted tiny bouquets of
spring llowers brought by the congregation.
The pulpit was beautifully decorated and
across an arch over it ran the words in
white which sparkled in the light, “He is
risen.” White vases filled with beautiful
flowers stood on either side of the pulpit.
There was no sermon in the morning, but
communion was administered and two per
sons admitted to membership: The sing
ing by the choir was very good and the
new “Te deum” by Prof. J. Auguste Ide
of Winchester, which contains many
passages of beauty, was well rendered.
Besides the chorus singing there was a
duet between soprano and alto by Misses
Lushbaugh and Piper, a tenor solo by Mr.
E. L. Ide, a bass solo by Mr. G. V. Ruble,
a duet by Mrs. Ide and Miss Wright and a
trio Dy Mrs. D. B. Engleman, soprano and
Mrs. iae anu miss r ipei aiws.
At night the church was literally packed
the beauty of the decorations having
drawn thither large numbers of other con
gregations. On Tuesday last Mr. D. B
Engleman, photographea, took a picture
of the interior of the church ;.s ornamen
ted.
At St. Francis church where Frof. F.
W. Walter is organist and musical direc
tor, th ■ musical preparation for Easter
Sunday was of the most complete charac
ter. Among the non-residents who par
ticipated were. Dr. Randolph tenor, of
Charlottesville, Mr. F. Lentz of Char
lottesville, tenor, and Mr. Anthony Saffer.
of Ne York. The two first named gen
tlemen have voices of very sweet tone and
the last sings a superb bass. Mr. Geo. Y.
Ruble of Staunton, a promising baritone.
Miss Loise Schlacter and Mrs. Julia Mc
Mahon, were also added to the choir by in
vitation. , At High Mass in the morning
in the Ky*rie arranged from Wagner’s
“Tannhauser” the Kyrie Eleison by Mr.
Saffer and Christe Eleison by Miss Ella
McCarthy, were very t nely given. In the
Gloria the soprano solos were sung by
Mrs. Julia McMahon and the tenor solos
by Messrs. Randolph and Lentz. In the
Credo “Et in carnatus est” was sung by
Mrs. Lena Devine with quartette accom
paniment, and Mr. Saffer sang “Etin Spiri
tus Sanctum.” At the afternoon service
the solo and duettin O Salutaris, were sung
by Miss Ella MeCarthy and Dr. Randolph
and the solo and duett with eho us iu the
Tantum Ergo, were sung by Mrs. McMahon
and Mr. Saffer. In the Magnificat, the
bas3 solo was sung by Mr. Saffer and the
soprano and alto duett by Miss Regina
Kelly an t Miss McCarthy.
The excellence of this choir which has
been brought to such a degree of perfec
tion under Prof Walter, attracted much
favorable comment which must have been
pleasant to both the indefatigable director
and the members.
At Trin.ty church the Easter music
consisted of the opening piece “Praise the
Lord,” in which a solo occurs which was
beautifully sung by Mrs. W. L. Bumgard
ner. This was followed by the Easter an
the.n “Christ our passover” which was
sung instead of the “Yenite”; Gloria in
Excelsis by Dudly Buck; the Festival Te
deum by the same author, and Millard’s
“Jubilate.” To the regular choir was
added Mr. A. B. Guigon, who has a fine
baritone voice, but who ou this occasion
sang two tenor solos. The music was all
exeently sung, Frof. F. W. Hamer, the
music director, presiding at the organ.
JX 1VX E B U 11 A IN T b JV-XL.UKBU.JN 1< U11
Richmond.—The Commercial Club of
Richmond, a club composed of the most
prominent and active business men of the
city having invited the merchants on the
line of the C. <& O. railway between Hunt
ington and Covington to visit it, a com
mittee of the club composed of Messrs.
O. M. Marshall, R. W. Powers, C. T.
Watkins, C. H. Cardozo and others, pass
ed through Staunton Saturday evening on
the way up the road to welcome the guests
On Tuesday Messrs B. D. Chalkly, John
Gray and other gentlemen members
of the club arrived in Staunton
to await the returning party. The C. &
O. Co., paid the compliment to the club
of giving free transportation to all the
guests invited by its members. A similar
excursion for merchants between Coving
ton and Richmond will be given next
week, to which many of our Staunton
merchants have already received invita
tions.
The excursionists for Richmond went
through here Tuesday night, over 200 in
number and Oiling eight coaches.
Soliciting Irish Emigration for
the Valley.—We have received a copy
of the Belfast (Ireland) “News” of the
26th ult., in which the editor calls atten
tion to the notice of Mr. Hugh Stewart,
of Augusta co., Va., relative to emigra
tion to the Shenandoah Valley. Mr. Stew
art who is well qualified by intelligence
and a long residence in this section to
speak of it accurately, says in his notice:
Mr. Hugh Stewart, of the city of Staun
ton, Virginia, formerly of Holvwood, is
now in this country. Any person disposed
to emigrate will, ori application to him,
receive every information as to salubrity
of climate, fertility, and productiveness of
the soil in the Shenandoah Valley (admit
ted the garden of America), price of land,
and the easy mode of payment adopted;
and young men desirous of acquiring a
thorough knowledge of the agriculture of
the country could have an opportunity ol
doiug so on advantageous ' tei\ms. Mr.
Stewart will gladly make known all par
ticulars to those personally applying, or a
letter will meet prompt attention if ad
dressed to Mr. Langtry’s otlice, 56, War
ing street, Belfast.
Matrimonial.—On Thursday night
last at the residence of Dr. H. Hogsett, on
Greenville Avenue, Miss Alice Blackburn,
a daughter of our esteemed fellow eitizon,
Mr. Wm. Blackburn, was married by Rev.
Dr. John S. Martin, to Mr. Reeves Gatt.a
well kpown and popular young citizen, and
Jlr. John H. Blackburn, her brother, was
married to Miss M ipy A. Bollock, by Rev,
Dr. Charles Manly, kjisses M, V- Craig,
Emma L. Ast and Fannie Stratton and
Messrs W. R. McComb, A. A. Eskridge
and A. Hammond, were the attendants.
The Law Securing the Public School Fund.
We publish below the text of the law
passed by the last legislature securing the
payments to the school fund. It is in brief
an arrangement which pays the teachers
and so forth the State’s portion before the
money leaves the county or corporation in
which xt is collected:
Whereas, it is tbe duty of the legisla
ture 10 protect the fund set ap.,rt by tbe
constitution for tbe support of tire public
free schools from impairment, therefore
1. Be it enacted, Tnat the Auditor of
Public Accounts is hereby requested, im
mediately upou the receipt of the land and
property books of the several Commis
sioners of the Revenue of the Common
wealth, to make a calculation of the sum
total of all tue funds applicable to public
free school purposes for the ensuiug year,
of which amount he shall report three
fourths thereof to the Superintendent of
Public Instruction as an approximate basis
for distribution; whereupon said Superin
tendent of Public Instruction shall at
once make out and furnish to tbe Auditor
of Public Accounts a distributive state
ment of the amounts due the several coun
ties and eorporatious-in the State, upon
ibis approximate basis. Upon receipt of
such statement, tbe Auditor of Public Ac
counts shall issue his warrant upon the
Treasurer of the State, in favor of the Su
perintendent of each county or corpora
tion, for tbe amount which each county or
corporation is entitled to receive under
said statement, which warrant, when en
dorsed by said county or corporation super
intendent to the treasurer of his county or
corporation, as hereinafter provided by the
second section of this act, shall be paid by
tbe Treasurer of the State, or shall be ac
cepted from such ecuuty or corporation
treasurer as cash in all settlements lor
public revenue made by him \yith tbe Au
ditor of Public Accounts so far as paid by
tbe warrants hereinafter provided for.
2. The superintendent of schools of each
county or corporation, shall, upou the re
ceipt of such warrant, endorse tshe same to
and deposit it with the treasurer of his
county or corporation, taking his receipt
therefor, who shall enter the same upon
his books as a credit to said superinteu
dent of schools.
3. All warrants hereafter drawn by dis
trict school boards or trustees upon the
public school'fui.d of the State, as now
provided by law, shall, if approved by the
county or corpoiation superintendent, be
taken up by him, and his own warrants is
sued therefore, which shall be paid by tbe
treasurer of tbe couuty or corporation, or
be receivable by him in payment of all tax
es or demands due the Commonwealth
The couuty or corporation superiutendeu t
may issue tiis warrants in sums, not less
rant shall be for the amount due, as will
best suit the convenience of the payee, but
in no case shall he issue his warrants for
an aggregate amount greater than the
warrant received by him from the Audi
tor of Public Accounts; nor shall the coun
ty or corporation treasurer pay any war
rant upon the State fund unless issued by
the superintendent of his county or cor
poration, nor an aggregate amount grea
ter than the said superintendent has cred
it for. Any superintendent who shall is
sue warrants to an. aggregate amount
greater than is piovided by this section,
and any treasurer who shall pay any war
rant upon the State fund aforesaid, in
violation of this act, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and be fined not less than
¥d,00 nor more than $1,000.
4. At not less than one general meeting
prior to the first day of July, in each year,
the school trustees of each county shall
compare the warrants issued by each dis
trict boat'd with those issued by the coun
ty or corporation superintendent, and re
port the result to the State Superintendent
of Schools.
Church Hotels.
Bey. Luther A. Fox, pastor of Bethle
hem Lutheran church in this county, ded
icated the new Lutheran church at Bock
ville in Madison county on Monday last.
On Sunday the congregation worshipped
for the last time in the old church build
ing, on which occasion Mr. Fox preached
and administered the communion.
Bev. C. L. Hogue, of Lebanon, preached
at Tinkling Spring on Sunday morning
last, the occasion being the taking of com
munion. Two members were admitted on
certificate and two on profession of faith.
Bev, W. Q. Hullihen, rector of Trinity,
in his sermon Sunday morning said that
Easter stood first as the most joyousfesti
val of the Church, and not second to
Christmas, as has been stated.
Bev. Father McVerry, of St. Francis
church, was in Bichmond last Thursday,
and participated in the ceremony of bless
ing the oils at st. Peter’s Cathedral.
Bev. Bobert Smith has formally taken
charge of Augusta Circuit of Baltimore
Conference M. E. Church south, and has
rented a residence at Greenville into which
he moved on Friday last. The occasion
was marked by the congregation of the
Greenville Methodist church giving him a
liberal and substantial pound party.
At Bethel church on Sunday last com
mumon was administered, Bev. F. H.
Gaines of Hebron, assisting Bev. Jas. Mur
ry the pastor. Nine persons, chiefly young,
were received into the church.
An Old Time Insurance Company.
—We have received the pamphlet issued
by the Virginia Fire & Marine Insurance
Co., of Richmond, widen contains an in
teresting history of tiiat venerable and
reliable institution. It is within a year
or two of being a half century old, and ha*
stood on a firm foundation of good manage
ment through financial panics and the
civil war, and its stock is to-day fifty per
cent, above par. It contains also a goon
deal of advice to insurers, valuable be
cause of its bearing the impress of the com
mon sense, good judgement, and caution
which have ever characterized the manage
ment of the company. In the half cen
tury of its existence the company has paid
$3,000,000 of losses to insurers,, and
has paid to its stockholders $1,079,000 -an
average of 12 per cent, per annum. Its
annual statement shows that its capital is
$250,000, and its assets 6610,000.
Marble Quarry Leased.—Messrs.
Garrett G. Gooch, of Staunton; Henry
Hutchinson, of Goshen, and John D. Ster
rett, of Rockbridge, have formed an asso
ciation fcr the lease and working of the
marble quarry on the land of the last nam
ed gentleman, near Goshen and about
three quarters of a mile from the Chesa
peake & Ohio Railway. The marble is of
the coral variety, beautiful in color and
takas the finest finish. Mr. Gooch has
made a tour 6f many of the Western
cities including Chicago, Cincinnatti, In
dianapolis and others, and finds that the
marble will have ready sale in that sec
tion.
For Tiie Lunatic Asylum.—The
Alexandria “Gazette” writes that Mr. J
E. Prerpoint, a well knoww young gentle
man of that city, has been examined by a
commission, and application for his ad
mission to the W. L- Asylum, forwarded
to the Western Lunatic Asylum. The
Marion (Smyth) “Patriot” notices the
fact that Mr. Wm. Suavely, well known
in that county has been forwarded to thb
Asylum here.
Temperance^ AddresT.—On Saturday
night last about 80 people assembled in
the hall of Mizpah Lodge to hear Mr. W,
T. Stokes deliver his temperance leqtTO
He is probably about 24 or 2g years of ago
and is a speaker of ability. The subject
was treated from three standpoints—
science, experience and religion, from all
of which he drew many conclusions in, fa
vor of his cause,
Lccal Brevities.
Mr. C. W. Ailor, of this county baa
probably the smallest silver coin in Amer
ica. It is evidently very old though with
out date. On one side are the words “Be.
publicana Mexicanav and the fraction i,
on the other a head and the letters Z. L.
B. It is the size of a small shirt button,
and probably the value of one cent.
This is the time of year to lime your cel
lars and back yards.
The religious character of Staunton may
be judged from the fact that no matter
under what stress, its (Jity Council will
never meet on Wednesday night, that
being prayer meeting night. They would
as soon think of meeting Sundav night.
A whole pig cured and smoked, weigh
ing 84 pounds and bung up by the nose, a
rare sight in Staunton, may be seen at the
pork packing establishment of Taylor &
Smart on Augusta street. This is some
of the handy work of Mr. Barton, an expe
rienced Chicago butcher, who has just en
tered the employ of Mr. Beeves Catt to
whose establishment he will be an acqui
sition. He can not be excelled in his skill
ful knife-work and manipulation of fresh
meat.
It is a matter of remark that the last
Lenton season was kept with unusual
strictness in Staunton.
The new building of Messrs. Wm. F.
and Joseph P. Ast, on Augusta street,
between the Powell and Iloge buildings,
which is being rapidly pushed towards
completion, will be a handsome structure
and iu keeping with the enterprise of the
proprietors.
Mr. H. M. Mcllliany has just put upon
his counters the handsomest show-case in
Staunton—ten feet iong and displaying one
of the most complete assortments of cut
lery that can be seen in any retail store.
The proprietor is receiving his new stock
daily and has everything in his line that
can be thought of.
Mr. George B. Bell is now receiving
every day the large stock of goods just
purchased in the North, and by reference
to his advertisement it will be seen that
in prices and quality this large and at
ractive stock will be sold cheap.
The Moffet Begister in Staunton for
March yielded $288.58.
The erection of the addition to the W.
L. Asylum was commenced on Wednes
day by Mr. Woodruff, the contractor.
The City Council meets to-night.
Returned from West Virginia.
Hardly had Mr. G. N. Townsend, whose
return to West Virginia last week we no
lic d, reached Huntington before the
National V alley Bank nere received no
te e from its Northern correspondent that
the draft given him to Mr, M. A. Rifle, of
Hinton, and sent over for collection, had
been paid, with costs of protest, &c. On
Monday last Mr. Townsend returned to
Staunton in co.opany with Mr. Burke
Prince, who said that the drafts
given liis firm by Townsend had been
paid. The firm had also received a
letter from Harris Hoyt, of Brooklyn, for
whom T. is acting, saying that the drafts
would have been paid promptly, but the
bank sent them to his residence, instead of
his business office. Mr. Townsend also
requests us to state that he had a law-suit
with E. G. Booth, th s Centennial Vir
ginian, which he won, but was never ar
rested, and refers to Mr. Booth’s attorney
for the correctness of this statement. Mr
Townsend says he is a buyer of West Vir
ginia lands, but not a seller, and sends us
several references to this effect. A
very business-like statement of his
-hows that of nearly $3,U)0 in drafts
sent by him from West Virginia to
his principals in Brooklyn in the
last few months none remain unpaid.
He thinks the s spicion that was brought
upon him was caused by his lavish expendi,
ture of money (though not so lavish as re
presented), which, where money is scarce,
is too unusuai to pass unnoticed. In his
statement to us he referred to various
gentlemen of standing in the Northern
cities and West Virginia for reference, if
verification is needed. Mr. Townsend says
he expects to settleshortly in W est Virginia
with his family, and praotiee at the har
there, being a lawyer by profession.
Damaging Freight Cars.—On Mon
day Wm. Shields, Bichard O’Keefe, Henry
Smith and Joseph Verkins, three little
boys, were arraigned before Magistrate J.
M. Lickliter, for haying caused the partial
destruction of one of the C. & O. freight
cars. It appeared that four cars were
standing, Sunday, on the switch near the
Asylum when the boys loosened the brakes,
and the next passing train caused the cars
to run down the grade, one being thrown
off the track and badly broken up. The
boys were very frank and truthful about
their share in the accident and the magis
trate, in consideration of their youth, dis
charged them upon the payment of the le
gal costs of the arrest- The agent of the
company here, Mr. Hopkins, if this does
not prove a sufficient warning will pro
ceed, in the next case that may occur, to
recover damages from the parents of the
tresspassers.
Young Men’s Christian Associations.
At the afternoon prayer meeting of the
Greenville Association last Sunday the
crowd was so large that the meeting was
eld in the Methodist church, the audito
rium of which was filled principally by la
dies, the galleries being filled by gentlemen
Rev. F. H. Gaines, of Hebron, delivered a
most forcible address from the text “And
they brought him to Jesus.” There was
prayer by Bev James Murray. Mr. Geo.
Shields will lead the meeting next Sunday
tbe lesson being the 7th chapter of Luke.
This association is full of life and its prog
ress keeps step with the strong evidences
of appreciation of its services given by the
neighborhood in which it is located.
At the Staunton Association Sunday
evening, Dr. R. S. Hamilton led, and re
marks were made by Messrs. H. D. Peck
H. L. Hoover aud Wm. Brown, Prayers
were offered by the leader and Mr. A. M.
Simpson. Next Sunday Mr. A. F. Rob
ertson will lead.
Preaching the Carps Out.—Rev.
M. Hale Houston, late of Waynesboro,
was on the steamer, James Guthrie, some
days ago on his way to Backport Ind., on
the Ohio river, where the Presbytery of
Louisville, to which he was about to be
admitted, held its Spring meeting. In the
cabin tbe tables weye generally occupied
by young men engaged in playing cards. It
was suggested that religious services
should be held there and they were com
menced, While the Scriptures were being
read the card playing still went on. Hymns
were then sung and prayerg offered up, bu
tbe card players continued though appear
ing rather embarrassed. 'F<ev, Messrs
Houston and If, !E. Converse then made
short ^dresses before the conclusion of
which the cards had disappeard from view
and the players were respectfully and at
tentively listening to thp Gospel. The
Presbytery gave permission to the Tay
lorsville chnych to engage Mr. Houston as
Stated supply with a view to making him
a call.
1 A Desire Mysteriously Granted
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Almarode reside
in Greenville in this county, where thej
are highly respected by their neighbors
and their lives only lacked “a well spring
of joy”—a name by which children are
known by those who haven’t got them—in
the house. A few weeks since they vhited
Staunton in search of one to adopt, but
were unsuccessful in the object of the vis
it. On Wednesday night of last week Mr.
Alim; rode returned home from pra\er
meeting at the Methodist church and had
not long retired when a buggy was driven
in at the lower end of the village up to Mr.
A.’s house and there turned ground.
There were two persons in it one of whom
got out and rapped at the door. By the
time Mr. A. reached the door the vehicle
was driven off towards Staunton. On his
front step lie found a basket containing a
male Infant, two changes of roughly made
clothing for it, a bottle each of whiskey
and.milk and the following note:
“Take this little stranger, I can’t care for him’
Born February 10th, 1879. You may name him Ed
ward if you choose, for that was his father’s name.
My prayers will follow."
The heartless or poverty-oppressed pa
rent whichever it may have been, was for
tunate in the selection of the home, for
Mr. A. and his wife are delighted with the
present and will adopt the child as their
own.
Deaths—Dr. <J. A. Jackman, physcian
of the Homoepathic school, who came to
Staunton some two years ago from Ver
mont to practice his profession, died at his
residence on Augusta street Wednesday
morning after a long illness of consump
tion. He was a young man of not more tha u
thirty years of age, and besides getting a
large practice had made many friends by
bis gentlemaly demeanor and his kindness
to the poor. Though a comparative stran
ger and of retiring disposition he received
much kindly attention from a large circle
of acquaintance*. He was a member of
the Masonic Fraternity. His remains
were sent to his home in Vermont yester
day in charge of his brother who arrived
here a few days before his death.
Mr. Thomas Mahoney, for many years
an esteemed attendant at the W. L. Asy
lum, died on Tuesday last. His long ser
vice had made him remarkable for the ac
curacy with which he foretold the result
of illness among the patients and when he
said it would prove fatal it was sure to
uv/. uiu unu iliuvyuo U(J lUiCtU^U
the result many weeks ago.
A Yikginian Abroad.—For the new
Federal judicial district in Texas the ap
pointment is about to be made of a clerk,
and we see that Mr. J. H. Finks, formerly
of Waynesboro, but for the last ten years
manager of the Western Union Telegraph
office at Waco, Tex is, is being pressed for
the position. He is a son of Oapt. Joshua
B. Finks and worthy of his estimable
father, being a young man of high charac
ter, ability and business habits. The Waco
“Examiner” and the Waco “Telephone”
are loud in his praise and the members of
the bars of Waco, Belton and Martin, and
citizens of the surrounding counties have
sent in petitions to the Judge for his ap
pointment. One of the grounds urged by
the “Telephone” is that Mr. Finka as “a
consistent Democrat would be in accord
politically with the people of the district.”
Kip Van Wikkle.— Mr. Kob ert Mc
Wade had a good audience at the Town
Hall Monday night. His representation
of Kip was a decided success, showing his
genius to be of a high order, while his art
is of the best school. His combination of
the humorous and pathetic in almost the
same breath showed him a master of his
art as well as of the feelings of his audi
ence who would one minute be convulsed
with laughter while in the next the tears
gathering in the eyes of not a few, evi
denced that the deeper feelings of the
breast had been touched by an experienced
hand. It is to be regretted, that Mr. Mc
Wade did not have better support, as the
majority of hia company were evidently
new to the stage or to say the least, but
poorly drilled in their parts of the play.
Serious Accident.-Last Tuesday
night, between 9 and 10 o’clock, Mr. Robt.
Morganstern, employed at the Chesapeake
& Ohio round-house, and one of the most
skilled workmen in the employ of the com
pany, was returning to his home on the
western edge of the city, in company with
Mr. Aylor, when seeing a tram approach,
ina, both stepped from the track. Mr.
Aylor cleared the train, but Mr. M. did
not, and was struck by either the eDgine
or a car and thrown to the ground. His
shoulder blade was broken in two places
and the right side of his faee and his hip
badly injured. He was aken home and
Dr. Wm, S. McChesney sent for. His
injuries, though serious, are not consider
ed dangerous.
A War Prison Relic.—The editor of
the Lewisburg, W. Va., “Record” has a
copy of the “Lee Club Gazette,” Vol. 1,
No. 1, March 2d, 1865. It is a manuscript
periodical that was issued by the Confed
erate prisoners in Fort Pulaski, the idea
of its publication having been conceived
and put into execution by Lt. H. L. Hoov
er, now Principal of the Staunton Milita
ry Academy. The salutatory of the im
prisoned editor says :
“We wish it to be distinctly understood
that we have no idea of running a money
making machine; but we have decided up
on asubscnption price—25 cents per month
—simply and solely as the only means (the
editors and proprietors being utterly
bankrupt) of procuring the requisite
amount of stationery.”
Residence Burned.—The residence
of Mr. James A. Hamrick, near Parnassus
took fire near the roof Sunday about 1
o’clock and was destroyed with much of
the clothing of the family, and a great
portion of the furniture. Mr. Hamrick
was insured in the Augusta Mutual
Insurance Company.
New Store.—Mr. W. W. Lyon, an
English gentleman who recently bought
the farm of Capt. Boothby in this county,
is erecting a store near Hebron church,
which will be completed in a few days. It
will be a general grocery and provision
store with a full line of the goods usually
kept in a oountry store, which will be sold
at low prices.
Death of a Noted Race Horse.—
The fajnous race horse “Ahoy” who was
brought to Virginia by Ex-Senator Lewis,
but subsequently bought by Mr. J. S
Harnsbarger, died in Rockingham a few
days'ago. In his racing time he had beat
en sueh horses as Abdul Soree, Preak
ness, Metella and others.
Clearing Off a Church Debt,—At
Trinity Episcopal church, of which Rev.
W. Q. Hullihun is vector, the Easter of
fering on Sunday morning last amounted
to $SP0, of which $130 was contributed by
the Sabbath School. This leaves the con
gregation with a church debt of only
$249.49 unprovided for.
Immigration Attracting Atten
tion.—The following letter received by
the President of the Staunton Immigra
tion Society shows that the subject is at
tracting attention abroad.
Unionsville, Ohio, )
April 18th.)
M. Erskine Miller, Esq:—
Dear Sir.—I am informed through the
columns of the Vindicator published in
Staunton of an association to encourage
emigration to Augusta co., Va. Will you
obiige me by sending me the name of some
real estate agent; also the descriptive
pamphlet of Staunton and Augusta and a
little information with regard to the size
of Staunton, its facilities as a business
place, &c., as I have an idea of changing
to Virginia.
Kespectfully,
G. S. Evans.
To-night at Mozart Hall the young
people of Trinity Sunday school will giye
an old folks concert. There will be some
pretty songs—among them “A neat little
foot,” bv Nettie Taylor, “I am a merry
Zingara” by Lizzie Koeber; duetts by Janet
Burnett and Bertie Cushing, Walker Mc
Chesney and Lucy Kinney afid Natalie
Johnson and Fannie Catlett; “Lottie Lee”
by Nettie Haines; “Little Bo Peep,” by
Julia Haines, and a song by that capital
little singer, Armand Miller. Let the chil
dren have a full house it is for a good ob
ject.
Excursion West.—An excursion of
some twenty-five persons left Staunton for
the West oyer the Valley R. R., Wedues”
day, in charge of Capt. Dudrow. Among
the passengers were Mr. Chas. S. Crow
der, who goes to Denver, Colorado, for his
health;. Mr. Charles Price, who goes to
Puebla, Colorado; Mrs. W. J. Hopkins
and daughter, who go to Saline county,
Mo., and Messrs. James Jordan, Cyrus
Mowry and Snapp and others, of this
county.
Commercial.
Staunton, April 17th, 1S79.
Flour-Extra, *t,60@*4,70; Superfine. *4,00@$l,00;
Family $o.35@$.j,2o. Wheat-Lancaster, 9»@*:.01;
Fultz 90e@99c. Corn, . 43c@45c; Oats, 28fe30c:
New Bacon (bog round) 6@6c!i. Lard 7 e. Salt
♦1.65; Sugar 8H@12Me; Meal, 50 c: Molasses 4nc@75c:
Butter lb@18 Eggs—lo@ll c.; New Potatoes, 50
cents: Timothy seed, *1.25: Wool, washed, 35c
j890aShed 25C' P°rk $3'50@ $3,7o.CloverSeed$3,5j3
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
April 14th, 1879.
Keceipts lor the week.
Beeves ........ 1049
Sheep and Lambs.iVw
Ho£s ‘ • - • , , 7^357
Total.12,732
Prices of Beef Cattle at the Market this Week.
Very best on sale this week
That generally rated first quality ,
Medium or goodfair quality
Ordinary thin Sieers, Oxen and Cows
Extreme range ol prices
Most of the sales are from
5 a5 5149
4%a5 "c
3%a4% e
3 a3% c
3 a5 b-lOe
4J4a5^ c
Where the Cattle are from.
Virginia.
Ohio ......
Maryland ‘ *
Illinois ....
Pennsylvania.
Missouri ......
19
50
200
323
244
310
Total.. 12,36
Beef cattle were a trifle more active but the quali
ty did not equal last week’s offering. Sheep—shear
ed 4@5 cents, Wool sheep 4@6J^ cents. Hogs5@
5% cents.
City notices.
A hunter’s or fisherman’s luck generally means
that nothing is caught but—rheumatism. Mr. E. G.
Kettlewell, of Baltimore Salvage Corps, was cured
of a very severe attack of rheumatism by Keller’s
Roman Liniment. Price 50 cents a bottle.
A Good Account.—“To sum it up, six long years
of bed-ridden sickness and suffering, costing. $200
per year, total, *1,200—all of which was stopped by
three bottles of Hop Bitters taken by my wife, who
has done her own housework for a year since with
out the loss of a day, and I want everybody to know
it for their benefit.” “John Weeks, Butler, N. Y.”
A MILLION OF WORMS GNAWING DAY AND
night is quite enough, we think, to throw a child into
spasms. Shriner’s Indian Vermifuge will destroy
and expel them and restore the child.
Baltimore is aptly called the Monumental City,
and Mr. W. E. Thornton is erecting to his memory a
monument in the heart of every one who uses ins
Laroque’s Anti-Bilious Bitters. “They are absolute
ly perfect,” is the universal expression, and every
one troubled with spring fever should not delay
purchasing a bottle at *1 on the first sign of an ap
proach of the dreadful feelings accompanying it.
They are sold by all druggists, and manufactured by
W. E. Thornton, Baltimore, Md.
Baltimore, uct. 23, 1877.—Some time since
sprained my ankle quite severely ior which I used
only Dr. DeWitt’s Eclectic Cure, and which I found
a most excellent remedy. As a general household
remedy for cramps, neuralgia, pains, &c., it is uu
equalled. I am never without it.;
JESSIE C. SMALL,
279, Baltimore street, Md.
For sale hyJGeo. W. May & Co.
may24-tf
Vabious Causes.—Advancing years, care, sicknes
disappointment, and hereditary predisposition-al
operate to turn the hair gray, and either of them
inclines it to shed prematurely. Ayer's Haib Vigor
will restore faded or gray, light and red hair to a
rich hrown or deep hlack, as may he desire d. It sof
tens and cleanses the scalp, giving it a healthy ac
tion, and removes and cures dandruff aud humors.
By its use falling hair is checked, and a new growth
will he produced in all cases where the follicies are
not destroyed or glands decayed. Its effects are
beautifully shown on brashy, weak or sickly hair, t
which a few applications will produce the gloss and
freshness of youth. Harmless aud sure in its opera
tiou, it is incomparable as a dressing, and is especi
ally valued for the soft lustre and richness of tone
it imparts. It contains neither oil nor dye, and will
not soil or color white cambric; yet it lasts long on
the hair, and keeps it fresh and vigorous.
For Sale by all Dealers.
3rdw
Sew Advertisements,
COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE,
Staunton, April 12th, 1879.
Joseph Beery's executor,
vs.
Geo. Kuebush’s administrator, &c.
. . . . . „ . All parties
interested in the foregoug cause pending in the
circuit Court of Augusta eounty, take notice! that
I will, in pursuance of the order of reference en;er
ed in the foregoing cause, at my oiiice in Staunton
on the
16S/t day of May, next,
proceed to state the accounts required by said order,
at which time and place you are required to attend
without further notice.
JOHN M. KINNEY,
aprI8 4t Commissioner.
COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE,
Staunton,April, 12,1879,
Vigar’s heirs, &c.,
vs.
Vigar’s widow, Ac.
In pursuance of the order of
recommittal entered iu the foregoing chuse on the
12th day of April 1879,1 will proceed at my office in
Staunton on
on the 20t/t day o/ May, next,
to state the accounts therein required—and all par
ties interested are notified to attend without further
notice.
JOHN M. KINNEY,
apr!84t Commissioner.
COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE.
> Staunton, April leth, 1879.
In the chancery suite of Parents (Samuel’s) Wid
ow ve. Parents (Samuel’s) defendants <Sc., and Rid
dle vs. Parents (Samuel’s) administrator now pend
ing in the Circuit Court of Augusta county, all par
ties plaintiffs and defendants in said suits, and all
persons whomsoever interested tnerein are hereby
notified, that, in pursuance of an order rendered by
said court on the 25th of March, 1S79, I shall, at my
office, in Staunton, on
Saturday the 17th day of May, 1879,
proceed to take st?„ce and settle &n!aecount showing-,
1st. A r$-statement of the debts against the estate
of Sa,muel Parent, deceased, striking from the list
thereof \,ne claim of J. C Spitler's administrator
PLIld. allowing such credits against the claims of
Lewis G. Kiddie as said administrator, shall show
the estate to be entitled to,
2nd. The aots and doings of E. L. Brower, adm’r
of said Samuel Parent, dec’d, sinee liis last settle
ment—what funds lie has collected and what dis
pur aments hare been made bv him and
3rd. Tne condition of the fund in the first named
cause* whether or not the same has been conected,
and if so by whom, and if net, what amount remains
yet uncollected, at which time and place you are re
^EdCrafgtepnq. S. W. GREEN SMITH,
aprlStt Commissioner.